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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS MDN 3340 QUALITY CONTROL AND TESTING IN NATURAL STONES ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Mining Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR KERIM KÜÇÜK

Offered to

Mining Engineering

Course Objective

According to the desired properties of natural stones at using areas, Natural Stones standards, quality control laboratory tests, CE mark, mandatory and optional tests

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To have information about quality control methods at natural stones 2   To have information about the standards of natural stones 3   To organize and manage laboratory testing processes in natural stones 4   To decide for the intended use of natural stones according to experimental results 5   To control the quality of natural stones according to international standards

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Natural stone products and quality control parameters 2 National and international standardization in natural stone 3 Used standards for quality control of natural stone 4 Used standards for quality control of natural stone 5 Determination of the physical properties of natural stone by lab. tests 6 Specific Gravity, Apparent density determination of total and open porosity, water absorption tests 7 Roughness, hardness, brightness, the determination of the speed of sound experiments in progress 8 Determination of the mechanical properties of natural stone by lab. tests 9 Compressive strength, flexural strength, abrasion and slip resistance etc. experiments 10 Weathering properties in natural stone 11 Rust hazard, acid resistance, salt crystallization experiments ... etc. 12 CE marking and Green Label applications 13 Obligatory and optional tests in the CE marking at natural stone 14 Evaluation of Turkish natural stones within the scope of the course

Recomended or Required Reading

TS EN Natural Stone Standards Lab. Documents T. Onargan, H.Köse, A.H. Deliormanlı, Mermer , TMMOB Maden Müh. Odası

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture Presentation + Lab. tests

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM 2 FIN FINAL EXAM 3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50 4 RST RESIT 5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.50 + RST * 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO 1-3: Will be evaluated with midterm exam LO 2-3: Will be evaluated with assignment LO 1-5: Will be evaluated with final exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

kerim.kucuk@deu.edu.tr Tel : 0 232 301 75 38

Office Hours

Wednesday 13.00-14.30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 14 2 28 Tutorials 4 2 8 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28 Preparation for midterm exam 1 3 3 Preparation for final exam 1 4 4 Preparing assignments 2 7 14 Final 1 2 2 Midterm 1 2 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 89

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 PO.13 PO.14 PO.15 LO.1 3 5 4 2 3 2 2 3 4 2 3 2 1 3 LO.2 2 5 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 4 3 3 2 1 3 LO.3 2 5 4 4 4 3 5 3 4 3 3 4 3 2 2 LO.4 3 5 5 4 4 3 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 LO.5 3 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 2